Corzo
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Corzo is a brand of tequila named in honor of the town of Chiapa de Corzo, Chiapas. The town was built on the highland battleground where the last Native Americans opposed the Spanish Conquistadors.Burns, Aaron. Barcardi Emerging Brands/ Corzo Tequila. 5 Feb. 2009.
Due to an ancestral link to the Soctón, the brand's founding master distiller used the name Corzo out of respect for these Indigenous people.
Corzo is popular in tequila bars.{{cite news
| last = Hallock
| first = Betty
| title = Tequila bars take flight
| newspaper = Los Angeles Times
| date = January 23, 2008
| url = http://www.latimes.com/features/food/la-fo-tequila23jan23,1,1469542.story?page=1&coll=la-california-underdog
| accessdate = 2009-02-05}}
Varieties
Corzo produces three types of tequila: a Silver, a Reposado, and an Anejo. All three are made from 100% Agave.[http://corzo.com/home/ Corzo website]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
Production
Corzo is the only tequila that uses sparging, a process which introduces microscopic air bubbles before bottling and allows the tequila to breathe.{{cite news
|last = Kubin
|first = Jacquie
|title = Corzo Tequila Modern Margarita
|newspaper = The Washington Times
|date = May 19, 2008
|url = http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/Culinary/2008/May/19/corzo-tequila-modern-margarita/
|accessdate = 2009-02-05
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090606145125/http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/Culinary/2008/May/19/corzo-tequila-modern-margarita/
|archive-date = 2009-06-06
|url-status = dead
}} All three varieties of Corzo are produced using a triple distillation.[http://www.tequila.net/blanco-tequila-reviews/search-results.html?dir=1&keywords=corzo TEQUILA.net online community]
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